Two cannabis companies in Portland are requesting that a federal judge ban Measure 119, claiming that the new Oregon legislation violates employers’ free speech rights and is preempted by federal labor law.
The ballot proposal was approved by Oregonians in November. By requiring cannabis companies to sign so-called labor peace agreements and pledge to maintain their neutrality when union organizers speak with their employees, it aims to facilitate the formation of unions among cannabis workers.
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